LaCrosse man arrested for threatening wife with machete

LACROSSE, Fla. – Freddie Lee Moore, Sr., 72, was arrested yesterday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault on a person over the age of 65 after allegedly threatening his wife with a machete.

At about 3:15 p.m. yesterday, Moore and his wife were reportedly arguing when he went outside to the front porch and came back with a machete. When Moore’s wife saw him with the machete, he allegedly threatened to “slice” her, then sat down in his chair to wait for law enforcement. The victim told deputies that she was in fear of physical harm because he has a history of violence toward her.

Post Miranda, Moore reportedly admitted that he had a machete in his hand during the argument.

Moore has three felony convictions (two violent) and three misdemeanor convictions (two violent). He was sentenced to five years of probation in 2013 for domestic battery. Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $180,000.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

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